Sermons on The Bad News:

Why Does God Let Bad Things Thwart Or Stop His Work? Lesson 12

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 25, 2014

How God works His plan in the face of evil

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Jim Bakker’s sin collapsed PTL, the second most viewed TV channel. 2. Ignorance: A pastor is killed in his airplane in a snow storm (biggest soul winning church in Canada declined in numbers). 3. Argument: Pastor’s children disagree, fight and eventually the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Why Do Bad Things Happen To Good People – Why Do Christians Suffer?

Contributed by David Leach on May 31, 2014

Who is good? You and I may have an opinion as to who is - God says only He is good

Who is good? You and I may have an opinion as to who is - God says only He is good: Matt 19:17 (Jesus) ...No one is good but One, that is, God...(and those He rules in) Matt 7:18 (Jesus) A good tree (God) cannot bear bad fruit...(He can’t do bad things) 1 Jo 1:5 ...God is light and in Him ...read more

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Why Does God Let Bad Things Thwart Or Stop His Work? Lesson 12 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 25, 2017

Evil strategy against the church

A. INTRODUCTION 1. Jim Bakker’s sin collapsed PTL, the second most viewed TV channel. 2. Ignorance: A pastor is killed in his airplane in a snow storm (biggest soul winning church in Canada declined in numbers). 3. Argument: Pastor’s children disagree, fight and eventually the church is lost to ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8

Denomination: Baptist

Running From God Series

Contributed by Stephen Sheane on Sep 2, 2016

3 reasons why trying to run from God is a bad idea

JONAH - RUNNING FROM GOD A drunk husband came home late and snuck up the stairs quietly. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in a fight earlier that night. He then proceeded to climb into bed, smiling at the thought that he’d pulled one ...read more

Scripture: Jonah 1:1-12

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Doubt Breeds Confusion, We Trusted...

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Dec 15, 2021

Is it possible to so accept the negative news that we can be walking with the son of God and not even know it? We trusted, ed makes past tense...

DOUBT BREEDS CONFUSION… WE TRUSTED? PAST TENSE… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com TWO MEN ACCEPT THE NEGATION NEWS OF THE CRUCIFICTION… WHAT CAN NEGATIVE NEWS DO TO ONE’S FAITH? LET US WALK TOGETHER ABOUT 7 TO 8 MILES… 5 HOURS OF WALKING… WALKING WITH THE SON OF GOD… Luke 24:13 ...read more

Scripture: Luke 24:13-21, Mark 9:23-24, Romans 8:28

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Death And Resurrection Of Lazarus

Contributed by Scott Spencer on Apr 2, 2015

The resurrection of Christ from the grave is central to the message of Easter. But this Easter we’re going to back track in the life of Christ and focus on someone else that Jesus resurrected before His own death and resurrection.

John 11:1–46 The Death and Resurrection of Lazarus 1. Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2. It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3. So the sisters ...read more

Scripture: John 11:1-46

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

The Challenge Of Change: God's Love Series

Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 6, 2008

In the midst of an ever-changing world, we need things that never change on which to hang our hearts and minds. God’s Love for us will never change. That’s not only good news for the new year, but Great news for our entire life.

Well, here we are this morning already into a new year: we stand well inside the door of the new Millennium - the 3rd millennium. A chapter in the book has been written and a new chapter is about to begin. Have we learned anything from the past chapter? Will it teach us anything about the new ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 3:6

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Getting Started Right Series

Contributed by Shawn Drake on Mar 27, 2015

This is the 1st sermon in the series "Rebuilding". There are times when we have to start over and when we do, we need to get started right.

Series: Rebuilding [#1] GETTING STARTED RIGHT Nehemiah 1:1-11 Introduction: Life can deal you things that you never thought was possible. Your children get hurt, you experience divorce, you lose your job, you have an illness, etc… There are times when it seems that we have lost ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Looking Back On 2020

Contributed by Rick Boyne on Dec 22, 2020

We can end 2020 well if we keep focused on God and not our circumstances.

Looking Back on 2020 December 27, 2020 Morning Service Immanuel Baptist Church, Wagoner, OK Rick Boyne Message Point: We can end 2020 well if we keep focused on God and not our circumstances. Focus Passage: John 21:20-22 Introduction: We are certainly tempted to throw 2020 in the garbage and ...read more

Scripture: John 21:20-22

Denomination: Baptist

Big Mistakes That People Make

Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jul 30, 2003

We all make mistakes in life, but some can be very bad.

INTRO.- ILL.- A newspaper in Kansas, trying to correct a mistake that had occurred in a previous issue, carried the following item: “We wish to apologize for an error in the wedding story in last week’s paper. Due to a typesetter’s mistake we said, ‘THE ROSES WERE PUNK.’ What we intended to say, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

God, Give Us 20/20 Vision In 2020

Contributed by Joel Pankow on Dec 26, 2019

An encouragement to stay in the Word and know it well as the world turns darker and darker in 2020

12.31.19 New Year’s Eve Sermon They say that once you reach fifty you’re “over the hill.” One of the things I enjoy most about hiking is getting to the top of a hill and being able to look over a nice landscape. Life is like climbing a hill. I had an elderly lady give me some of the best ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 24:16-17

Denomination: Lutheran

They Continued Series

Contributed by Russ Adams on Aug 8, 2015

The church must continue to proclaim the good news!

August 2, 2015 Church Planting They Continued Acts 14:1-7 Opening words: Bob Woods tells the story of a couple who took their son, 11, and daughter, 7, to Carlsbad Caverns. As always, when the tour reached the deepest point in the cavern, the guide turned off all the lights to dramatize how ...read more

Scripture: Acts 14:1-7

Denomination: Methodist

9 Biblical Principles To Friendships

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Aug 26, 2008

We all need friends, but few understand the basics about forming quality friendships.

9 Biblical Principles to Friendships: John 15:13-15 “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, ...read more

Scripture: John 15:13-15, Ephesians 4:15

Denomination: Baptist

God Wants To Do A New Thing In Your Life

Contributed by Wayne Searls on Aug 24, 2003

To motivate the hearer to seek a new vision and a new in-terest in the things of God.

GOD WANTS TO DO A NEW THING IN YOUR LIFE Isaiah 43:18,19 TEXT: Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland. PROPOSITION: To motivate the hearer to seek a ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 43:18-19, Isaiah 43:1-19, Isaiah 43:18-21

Denomination: Nazarene

Stop Making The New Birth Appear So Complicated

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 15, 2003

Why do you suppose that so many well meaning Christians overcomplicate the gospel with extraneous ideas, traditions and requirements? Millions of people have the mistaken notion that to become a Christian is so difficult that it is not really worth the e

Avoid Overcomplicating the New Birth in Christ – Rom. 10:5-13 Why do you suppose that so many well meaning Christians overcomplicate the gospel with extraneous ideas, traditions and requirements? Millions of people have the mistaken notion that to become a Christian is so difficult that it is ...read more

Scripture: Romans 10:4-13

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational